Marian (Balfour) Busk (1860 - 1941)

Born Dec 1860 in Croydon, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of Edward Henry Busk — married about Nov 1880 in Marylebone, London, England, United Kingdom

Died 31 Mar 1941 at age 80 in Oxfordshire, England

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Biography

Marian Balfour was born in 1860 at Croydon in Surrey, the daughter of Lewis Balfour and his wife Sarah, born Sarah Walker Comber ^{[1] [2]}.

In 1861, Marian was living at 6 Bedford Villas on the Sydenham Road in Croydon with her parents Lewis and Sarah W. Balfour, her elder sister, and her aunt (mother's sister) Emily. Her age was given as 4 months, implying a birth date in 1860. Her birthplace was given as Croydon, Surrey ^[2].

Marian's father was a silk trader. She was a student at London University in the fall of 1880 when she married the 36 year old solicitor, Edward Rusk. In the census the following spring, the newlyweds were living at 44 Gordon Square, Tottenham Court, and Marian was still listed as an undergraduate student at London University.

In 1901, her husband was knighted and Marian became Lady Marian Busk.

Evidence suggests that the couple were childless. Sir Edward died in 1926, leaving her an estate of just over £50,000. When she died fifteen years later, she left an estate of over £136,000. Lewis Balfour, bullion broker was named. This was her father's name, so this was likely a brother or nephew.

Dame Marian is buried in Checkendon Churchyard with her husband, Sir Edward.

Sources

1. ↑ General Register Office, birth registration index online (https://www.gro.gov.uk/); accessed 25 July 2020: BALFOUR, MARIAN; GRO Reference: 1860 Oct-Dec Quarter in CROYDON registration district; Volume 02A Page 171; mother's maiden name: COMBER
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} England and Wales 1861 census (Croydon, Surrey): The National Archives of the UK: reference RG 9/450; folio 139v: Ancestry Record uki1861 #6896934

• Wikipedia:Marian Busk
• 1861 England Census, Surrey, Croydon, District 24, pg. 19 of 38.

• England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index, 1837-1915, 1880, Q4-Oct-Nov-Dec, B, pg. 2 of 33.

• 1881 England Census, London, Pancras, Tottenham Court, District 13, pg. 47 of 55.

• 1891 England Census, London, St Marylebone, Christchurch, District 16, pg. 20 of 37.

• 1901 England Census, London, St Marylebone, Christchurch, District 26, pg. 12 of 42.

• 1911 England Census, London, St Marylebone, Christchurch, 19, pg. 110 of 879.

• Cited in England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1927, B, Bu, pg. 42 of 54.

• England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007, 1941, Q1-Jan-Feb-Mar, B, pg. 123 of 129.

• England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1941, B, Bu, pg. 113 of 122.

• Find A Grave Memorial #67890627.

Acknowledgments

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